Danice is Closing 48th Street Store

A Danice employee confirmed that the store, which is located at Plaza 48 at 34-56 48th St., will close. She said that the employees had been notified of the closure, but not of the closing date.

Danice, a family owned chain, was founded in New York City in 1934.

The store’s closure will likely coincide with the closing of bankrupt retailer Toys R Us’s location at 3540 48th St. at Plaza 48. Toys R Us is expected to close the location in the next few months, a toy store employee said today.

The NYC Ferry system is set to undergo a significant expansion in coming months, with the Astoria route, connecting the western Queens neighborhood to Wall Street, getting a new stop at the Brooklyn Navy Yard this spring.

A 24-year-old Brooklyn man who crashed his car on the BQE in 2017 and left a 25-year-old Astoria woman inside his burning vehicle to die was sentenced yesterday to four to 12 years in prison, according to the Brooklyn District Attorney’s office.